What's on T.V. Picks + Netflix / Amazon / Disney+
- Mix Up Theatre (Stewart)
- 2 days ago
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What the students should watch this week to tie in with our drama activities!
THIS WEEK'S TOP 10 MIX UP THEATRE T.V. PICKS
How do you rate this week's picks?
Sky Cinema - Rent / Buy
Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, must reunite with Glinda the Good to transform herself - and Oz - for good. With Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
Nina (Age 13) - ★★★★★
"Wow I have no words it was amazing!! Wicked: For Good is based on the second act of the musical Wicked. The music is incredible and the movie features 2 new songs the musical doesn’t. Ariana Grande (Glinda) and Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba) both are amazing actresses. Cynthia has a very powerful voice and Ariana’s high notes are everything! It was such a heartwarming, dramatic and emotional conclusion of the story. It’s set 5 years after the first movie and it shows how far Glinda and Elphaba have come since the end of the first film. Glinda has a glamorous lifestyle and she has become Glinda the Good and Elphaba (now the Wicked Witch of the West) is hiding away and trying to save the animals and prove the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) is a fraud. Grab your tissues, prepare for insane singing talent and sit back relax and enjoy the film! (And maybe cry a little)” 1000000/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐
Netflix
In 1980s Indiana, a group of young friends witness supernatural forces and secret government exploits. As they search for answers, the children unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries.
Season 4:
Daniel - ★★★★★
"Stranger things season four was amazing.
It had great action with good drama and amazing characters. One of my favourite parts of it is that there is always multiple stories going on at once in different parts of the world. I also thought that it had a few plot twists which were extremely surprising. My favourite character by a lot is Steve because he is funny and really cool.
Over all stranger things season 4 was a great season with action, comedy and drama."
3. FILM: The Prestige (2006)
Amazon Prime
Period mystery thriller starring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale and Actor of the Week, David Bowie. Victorian magicians Robert Angier and Alfred Borden have been bitter rivals since an onstage tragedy when they were learning their trade. However, their determination to ruin each other's reputation will only stop when one of them is dead.
ACTOR OF THE WEEK - David Bowie
4. The Simpsons
E4 (New Episode Sunday 8pm) + Disney+
Season 36 Episode 3: Desperately Seeking Lisa
Lisa has a blazing misadventure in the dark world of Capital City's downtown art scene.
5. Bowie: The Final Act
Saturday 3rd January, Channel 4, 10:00pm
The 1990s were a bad time for Actor of the Week, David Bowie. With slow ticket sales and poor reviews, it seemed the man who defined reinvention had lost his magic. But Bowie was not yet done. Ten years after his death, this documentary reveals the influential musician's final creative journey, from conquering Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage in 2000 to producing Blackstar, the 2016 swansong LP that reminded the world why he was irreplaceable.
6. The Traitors
Wednesday 7th, Thursday 8th and Friday 9th January, BBC1, 8:00pm
The players arrive to a breakfast that leads to more questions than answers, and a mission reveals just how important the contestants' lives really are to one another. As they take their seats at the round table, can new leads present an opportunity to oust a traitor, or have the faithful been hoodwinked?
7. FILM: Ghostbusters (1984) / Ghostbusters II (1989)
Saturday 3rd January, BBC1, 3:35pm / Sunday 4th January
Supernatural comedy starring Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver and Dan Aykroyd. Three university professors researching parapsychology set up in business for themselves when their grant is withdrawn, and soon realise there's a burgeoning market for "ghost busters" in New York City.
Mix Up Junior (Age 6) - ★★★★★
"Best film ever. A hundred billion stars!"
Ghostbusters II
Supernatural comedy sequel. The Ghostbusters are reunited when their old client Dana Barrett calls for help. Now a single parent with an eight-month-old baby son, she is once again having problems with supernatural phenomena.
Amazon Prime
Animated comedy adventure featuring the voices of Will Ferrell and Chris Pratt. When the evil Lord Business attempts to take over the Lego world using a mystical super-weapon called the Kragle, it falls to an unlikely hero, construction worker Emmet, to save the day.
Stewart - ★★★★★
"Everything is awesome! Especially in this film! If ever there's a film that sums up the Mix Up Theatre spirit it's this madcap animated comedy that has soooo many characters in it - and all brilliant! Excellet voice cast also."
9. FILM: Wake Up Dead Man (2025)
Netflix
The third entry in Rian Johnson's popular whodunnit series gives Daniel Craig's sleuth Benoit Blanc his trickiest case yet.
10. Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2
Disney+
With less than a year until the world premiere of Frozen II (2019), the filmmakers, artists, songwriters and cast open their doors to cameras for a six-part documentary series to reveal the hard work, heart, and collaboration that went into creating the highly anticipated sequel.
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